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Re: Had to drop off my baby...
From: "Tom in Missouri" <toomuch(at)spam.com>
Subject: Re: Had to drop off my baby...
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Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2005 00:48:09 GMT
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I hope you had a camera. You probably didn`t since who does, but go back
and take pictures of EVERYTHING car, odometer, seat position, radio, damage,
the work area, parts in the dirt, etc.
Is it in running shape, i.e., did they drive it back or tow it? Do they
have their own wrecker or did they have it towed in. If so, you can find
the tow company and then know where it was wrecked. This will make a
difference, as if they wrecked it on the street, and didn`t report it, well,
Florida isn`t too nice on that.
And most importantly, get a lawyer. The meanest, nastiest, one you can
find, and preferably one that loves cars or drives an exotic.
"RicSeyler" <ricseyler(at)SPAMgulf.net> wrote in message
news:ftRGe.25886$8g5.12613(at)bignews4.bellsouth.net...
> Even worse that I imagined.....
> BEWARE ROBERT TAU AUTOMOTIVE, PENSACOLA FL
>
> They went joy riding and wrecked it!!! F**K Me!!
> I called on the second day and was told Robert has left for the
> weekend and was on a flight... rutroh.... OK went to pick it up
> and they had it parked in a dirt pile..... COVERED with dirt....
> I mean it looked like it had been offroading or mud bogging!!!!!
>
> Walked up to it and the front end is smashed up and the spoiled
> hanging........
> Then the mechanic came out and tried to look surprised... I don`t know
> what happened....
> ARRRRGHHH
>
> They had parts still laying on the drivers seat with a greasy
> bathtowel.. The drivers floor
> was full of dirt leaves sticks..... greasy hand prints all over the
> doors... the fuse panel still laying
> in the passenger seat.. I went OFF when the mechanic tried to play
> dumb.... I immediately
> saw bits of chipped off paint laying on the ground and a couple small
> broken bezel parts
> in front of it and noticed the spoiler had been ripped half off and dirt
> packed up into the radiator inlet.....
> and the front license plate area cover smashed in and the bumper cover
> all crushed, broken bezel
> on the parking light..
>
> Then I turned the key on and sure enough there was 2.7 miles on the trip
> odometer, the radio
> was tuned to a station, the seat had been moved up and the rear view
> mirror had been lowered
> (the mechanic was smaller than me). When I dropped it off I had to pull
> the ECM fuse to shut down
> the engine and disconnected the battery, plus the radio was off... This
> resets the trip odometer, and
> clears all the radio stations and defaults the radio to the low end of
> the dial (with NO reception)...
>
> Then the mechanic tried to snatch my keys out of the car...........
>
> Bastards!!! I called the police and they came but has I figured since it
> was on private property
> they wouldn`t even file a police report. I even asked the very curt cop
> if he would file that there
> are broken body parts and paint chips laying on the damn ground right in
> front of the car!! Nope
> he was kinda an ass... I did get a "blue sheet" with a number on it from
> his partner. FWIW.
>
> Called my insurance and reported it and called the credit card company
> to dispute the charges
> (they never had me sign anything, including the mandatory check boxes on
> the repair order
> OR EVEN the credit card slip... PLUS to add insult to injury they sure
> did charge me for the horn contact
> they broke..... $300.00 charge for a dang lock cylinder replacment.
ARRGGHH
>
> It`s gotta be the HotRod Karma Gods displeased with me taking something
> I shoulda done myself
> to someone else to do......... cuz I just didn`t want to be bothered
> with it at the moment...
>
>
> --
> Ric Seyler
>
>
From: "CardsFan" <alanm(at)nospam.purdue.edu>
Subject: Re: Had to drop off my baby...
Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2005 23:25:41 -0500
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"RicSeyler" <ricseyler(at)SPAMgulf.net> wrote in message
news:ftRGe.25886$8g5.12613(at)bignews4.bellsouth.net...
> Even worse that I imagined.....
> BEWARE ROBERT TAU AUTOMOTIVE, PENSACOLA FL
>
> They went joy riding and wrecked it!!! F**K Me!!
> I called on the second day and was told Robert has left for the
> weekend and was on a flight... rutroh.... OK went to pick it up
> and they had it parked in a dirt pile..... COVERED with dirt....
> I mean it looked like it had been offroading or mud bogging!!!!!
>
> Walked up to it and the front end is smashed up and the spoiled
> hanging........
> Then the mechanic came out and tried to look surprised... I don`t know
> what happened....
> ARRRRGHHH
>
> They had parts still laying on the drivers seat with a greasy bathtowel..
> The drivers floor
> was full of dirt leaves sticks..... greasy hand prints all over the
> doors... the fuse panel still laying
> in the passenger seat.. I went OFF when the mechanic tried to play
> dumb.... I immediately
> saw bits of chipped off paint laying on the ground and a couple small
> broken bezel parts
> in front of it and noticed the spoiler had been ripped half off and dirt
> packed up into the radiator inlet.....
> and the front license plate area cover smashed in and the bumper cover all
> crushed, broken bezel
> on the parking light..
>
> Then I turned the key on and sure enough there was 2.7 miles on the trip
> odometer, the radio
> was tuned to a station, the seat had been moved up and the rear view
> mirror had been lowered
> (the mechanic was smaller than me). When I dropped it off I had to pull
> the ECM fuse to shut down
> the engine and disconnected the battery, plus the radio was off... This
> resets the trip odometer, and
> clears all the radio stations and defaults the radio to the low end of the
> dial (with NO reception)...
>
> Then the mechanic tried to snatch my keys out of the car...........
>
> Bastards!!! I called the police and they came but has I figured since it
> was on private property
> they wouldn`t even file a police report. I even asked the very curt cop if
> he would file that there
> are broken body parts and paint chips laying on the damn ground right in
> front of the car!! Nope
> he was kinda an ass... I did get a "blue sheet" with a number on it from
> his partner. FWIW.
>
> Called my insurance and reported it and called the credit card company to
> dispute the charges
> (they never had me sign anything, including the mandatory check boxes on
> the repair order
> OR EVEN the credit card slip... PLUS to add insult to injury they sure did
> charge me for the horn contact
> they broke..... $300.00 charge for a dang lock cylinder replacment.
> ARRGGHH
>
> It`s gotta be the HotRod Karma Gods displeased with me taking something I
> shoulda done myself
> to someone else to do......... cuz I just didn`t want to be bothered with
> it at the moment...
I can only add my sympathy to the suggestions above. Go after those SOBs
with the law and back it up with a pitchfork. Every single cent that it
costs you to put the car back in the condition it was before they damaged it
should come out of their pockets, along with compensation for your time and
trouble.
AJM
`93 Ruby coupe, 6 sp
From: "sbright" <sbright(at)comcast.net>
Subject: Re: Had to drop off my baby...
Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2005 10:52:40 -0400
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Unreal. I thought you were kidding! They need to buy you a new car..
Unfortunately in my experience, cars just don`t go back together the same
after they were wrecked. I feel your pain. Good luck. I`d be curious to
know though if the cop had any connection to this shop. (Friend, relative,
etc)
-Stan
"CardsFan" <alanm(at)nospam.purdue.edu> wrote in message
news:dchjs3$b8h$1(at)mailhub227.itcs.purdue.edu...
>
> "RicSeyler" <ricseyler(at)SPAMgulf.net> wrote in message
> news:ftRGe.25886$8g5.12613(at)bignews4.bellsouth.net...
>> Even worse that I imagined.....
>> BEWARE ROBERT TAU AUTOMOTIVE, PENSACOLA FL
>>
>> They went joy riding and wrecked it!!! F**K Me!!
>> I called on the second day and was told Robert has left for the
>> weekend and was on a flight... rutroh.... OK went to pick it up
>> and they had it parked in a dirt pile..... COVERED with dirt....
>> I mean it looked like it had been offroading or mud bogging!!!!!
>>
>> Walked up to it and the front end is smashed up and the spoiled
>> hanging........
>> Then the mechanic came out and tried to look surprised... I don`t know
>> what happened....
>> ARRRRGHHH
>>
>> They had parts still laying on the drivers seat with a greasy bathtowel..
>> The drivers floor
>> was full of dirt leaves sticks..... greasy hand prints all over the
>> doors... the fuse panel still laying
>> in the passenger seat.. I went OFF when the mechanic tried to play
>> dumb.... I immediately
>> saw bits of chipped off paint laying on the ground and a couple small
>> broken bezel parts
>> in front of it and noticed the spoiler had been ripped half off and dirt
>> packed up into the radiator inlet.....
>> and the front license plate area cover smashed in and the bumper cover
>> all crushed, broken bezel
>> on the parking light..
>>
>> Then I turned the key on and sure enough there was 2.7 miles on the trip
>> odometer, the radio
>> was tuned to a station, the seat had been moved up and the rear view
>> mirror had been lowered
>> (the mechanic was smaller than me). When I dropped it off I had to pull
>> the ECM fuse to shut down
>> the engine and disconnected the battery, plus the radio was off... This
>> resets the trip odometer, and
>> clears all the radio stations and defaults the radio to the low end of
>> the dial (with NO reception)...
>>
>> Then the mechanic tried to snatch my keys out of the car...........
>>
>> Bastards!!! I called the police and they came but has I figured since it
>> was on private property
>> they wouldn`t even file a police report. I even asked the very curt cop
>> if he would file that there
>> are broken body parts and paint chips laying on the damn ground right in
>> front of the car!! Nope
>> he was kinda an ass... I did get a "blue sheet" with a number on it from
>> his partner. FWIW.
>>
>> Called my insurance and reported it and called the credit card company to
>> dispute the charges
>> (they never had me sign anything, including the mandatory check boxes on
>> the repair order
>> OR EVEN the credit card slip... PLUS to add insult to injury they sure
>> did charge me for the horn contact
>> they broke..... $300.00 charge for a dang lock cylinder replacment.
>> ARRGGHH
>>
>> It`s gotta be the HotRod Karma Gods displeased with me taking something I
>> shoulda done myself
>> to someone else to do......... cuz I just didn`t want to be bothered with
>> it at the moment...
>
> I can only add my sympathy to the suggestions above. Go after those SOBs
> with the law and back it up with a pitchfork. Every single cent that it
> costs you to put the car back in the condition it was before they damaged
> it should come out of their pockets, along with compensation for your time
> and trouble.
>
> AJM
> `93 Ruby coupe, 6 sp
>
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